The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-04-27
THEIR HOME LIFE.
DIET AND DOMESTIC HABITS OF
CELEBRATED PEOPLE.
The Luxurious Home Of the Famous French
-Bismarck's Drinking Habits,
The Emperor Williams Plain Way of Liv-
ing-The suItan's Favorite Residence.

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etageres, Japanese desks, easels, etc
The large drawing-room is about forty
feet in length and the floor is covered by
a Turkish rug. The walls are hung with
rich red figured silk, which throws into
relief the pure white woodwork, deli
cately carved as in the time Louis XIV.
Rich Aubusson curtains are at the
windows and from The ceiling is sus-
pended a colossal crystal chandelier,
the rainbow tints of which are reflected
in the mirrors that multiply the
splendors of this room Some of the
sofas and chairs are covered with Aubus.
son, others with red satin embroidered
with gold. Three arches, decorated with
acanthus leaves, separate this room from
the second drawing-room. This room is
about twenty-five feet square and be.
tween it's two windows is branched
candlestick. On a high pedestal, covered
with red plush, stand two Cupids oil
Carrara marble; these hold the brass
candlestick, which has forty branches
Opposite is second candlestick, the
counterpart of the one just described
Before a Louis XVI sofa is a table,
which may be better described as a small
show case; under it's glass are ancient
snuff boxes in pearl, tortoise shell, enamel
and gold, fans, crosses, bibelots of every
kind-an historical page of museum.
THE DAILY WORK OF QUEEN.
The Queen Regent of Spain is hard
working woman in her dominions. She
rises at seven, and as soon as she has made
her toilet she sends for her little son and
the members of the royal family, and
spends an hour or so with them. At nine
she attends to her household affairs, goes
over her accounts, give her orders for the
day, reads her letters, chances through
the newspapers, and is ready by ten or a
little after to receive the reports of
the captain general of the garrison.
He is succeeded by the prime minis
ter, who has long interview with
the Queen on affairs of state every
day but Monday, when she presides at a
Cabinet council instead. AT twelve
o'clock the royal family sit down to
dejeuner, at which meal the little King
always assists, though only as spec
tator, of course. At two one of the
ministers presents himself W it'll the
DEGREES and state papers of different
kinds which await her signature. Twice
a week she holds a levee, and 1t is rarely
over before six. The other days she
takes drive without an escort or any
other show of state. After dinner the
royal party amuse themselves with cards,
or talk literature or art with Count
Morphy, who is an accomplished mu-
stefan, and at eleven the Queen retires
to seek the rest TO which she Is so well
entitled after her fatiguing days work.
BIsMARcK's aRoG.
Bismarck is an enormous eater and
drinker, quaffing great draughts of Bor-
deaux wine and champagne at his meals.
He once said in the Reichstag that the
national drink of the Germans is the red
wine of France He is very hard
Eqrser his annliattion a rEaifReafy f fses
before eleven o'clock in the morning aud
loves especially to work late at night, his
mind, he says, being less subject to dis
fractions and his will being firmer when
the noise of the day is over. He break
fasts at noon, dimes at seven, and takes
daughter, the Countess Won Rantzau, his
son-in-law, and one or two secretaries.
He rarely has any other guests at table.
When he Is at home Bismarck doffs his
uniform of cavalry general to put on a
long frock coat and huge felt hat.
There is one halter In Bremen who has
the privilege of making the extraordi-
nary hats of which he is so fond.
DYNAMITE ARTILLERIsT.
Lieutenant Zalinski, whose expert
ments with a Misunderstanding gun
and submarine torpedo-boat at Fort
Lafayette have attracted SO much atten-
ton lately, is well-built, middle-aged
man, with dark hair just beginning to
show a tinge of gray. He makes friend
of everybody he meets by his kindly and
modest manners. In speaking of the
progress in his work by which he has adj
vanced from throwing charge of fifteen
pounds of dynamite to o distance OF half
mile to the throwing of 300 pounds of
nitro-glycerine to distance of over a
mile with safety, he always uses the pro-
noun we, referring to the workmen who
assist him. He uses the names of the
workmen much more frequently than he
refers to his own efforts.
THE YILDIz KIOSK.
The favorite residence of the Sultan of
Turkey is the Yildiz Kiosk, in suburb
of Constantinople. The most striking
audience hall. White marble pillars OF
exquisite workmanship support the
gilded roof; lofty mirrors in gilt frames
,..I oh 10 ft,1a NIL mn
of-pearl adorn the walls, while sumptu-
GUS divans covered with the richest and
gayest products of the looms Of Broussa
invite one TO enjoy Eastern luxury
Sometimes the Sultan will invite guest
to accompany him to one of the small
summer houses in the garden, hung with
pale pink silk, and talk there amidst the
perfume of the flowers and the songs OF
the birds.
RUSSELL sAGEs FARE.
Russell Sage, the notorious magnate OF
Wall street, retires at ten or half-past
ten. In the summer he rises at half-past
six and in the winter at eight. His
breakfast usually comprises steak or a
chop, a baked potato and roll. Wheaton
grits are an invariable accompaniment.
Mr.. Sage says: II eat wheaton grits
every DAY ana tney always uBIeo VIII
me- Six months in the year have baked
or stewed apples for breakfast. Fruit !
am fond of and always find 1T beneficial
His dinner is equally plain and substan-
tial. He does not use tobacco, but in
summer he takes claret at dinner and in
winter often takes a tablespoonful OF
whiskey in apollinaris water after break
fast ut is first-rate tonic,' he says.
AN EMPERoR's FRUGAL FARE.
The Emperor William of Germany
maintains extraordinary good health for
man in his nineties by his plain and
simple mode of life. He rises at nine
and dons worn uniform, for he likes
convenient clothes. He gives the morn
ing to business, lunches at one on eggs
and outlet, rides or drives he after
noon and dimes at six with tn Empress,
the repast rarely including more than
three courses. He retires at eleven o'clock
after cup of tea.
EYES ANALYZED.
What Temperament Should Go With the
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